Planetary hours
in Lille.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:29
- 2♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:50
- 4♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:10
- 6☽︎ Moon12:10 – 12:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:11
- 9♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:51
- 10☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:31
- 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 16:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:51
- 4♂︎ Mars20:51 – 22:11
- 5☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 02:10
- 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 06:09
- 11♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:29
- 12☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lille?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:49 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.